Honkai: It’s broken, I have become the Herrscher of Corrosion?

It was unknown how long it had passed before Kiana finally listened carefully to the story it told, a story she was not familiar with.

"...Although I don't understand many of the concepts, and I'm hearing them for the first time, so I can't tell whether the story you told is true or not. But if what you said is true...isn't this entirely my own fault?"

"If you hadn't been robbing like a bandit, how could you have brought disaster upon yourself?"

It gave a wry smile:

"It seems you still don't understand. The universe has always been like this. If you don't eat others, you will only be eaten by others. If you don't show your strength through violent means such as plundering and killing, other groups will come to steal your resources."

"Moreover, destiny cannot be violated. When the Kuili clan embarked on the destiny of [Greed] and [Abundance], there was no turning back. Our collapse was never our own fault, but just an unexpected situation. No one could have predicted that someone from the hostile forces would become a Star God at a critical moment, except for the [End King] and the Envoy of the End."

"There are too many such accidents in the universe. Apart from those beings with the ability to predict, no one would have thought that the last insect of the Cyclops would be directly promoted to a [breeding] star god because of being too lonely, causing a locust plague that affected most of the universe; no one would have thought that an organic life that could not meet the Lord of Knowledge would [suddenly realize] on the tomb of Emperor Rupert and launch the Second Emperor's War to massacre other organic life."

“Perhaps in the future, the Sleeping Faceless One who never glances at anyone will also have his own messenger; the Dragonborn whose fate has been torn into pieces will also create [Immortality] again.”

Kiana was like a player who only played Honkai Impact 3 and not Honkai Impact 3rd, and was suddenly flooded with a large amount of information related to the railway world. She looked at it with a confused look on her face.

"...I knew you knew nothing about these familiar examples... Let's take Earth as an example. According to the information we have, the previous civilization was more technologically advanced than the current civilization, and its determination to resist the Houkai was not lower than that of the current civilization, but it still met with destruction in the end."

"Kiana, after living with you for so long, I can clearly feel that deep in your heart, you have a dream of being a hero. Even before I knew your life experience, you longed to become a hero who saves the world like the characters in countless comic novels."

"But you know, the so-called [Hero's Journey] is nothing more than a dice thrown by them. Enosia told you that you were born into this world to end the collapse and save the world. You think she is encouraging you, but I just think you are even more pathetic."

"Isn't she saying that what you should do in this life is destined from the beginning? Is it necessary for you to save the world? Without you, there is no way to end the Honkai? How is that possible? There are some things that even if you don't do them, someone else will do them. Maybe one day, Honkai will end itself due to an accident. For example, a certain star god will throw a few messengers here on a whim."

"So, instead of carrying out some "mission that was given to you at birth", it is better to rely on your strong strength to do something you want to do."

"As for [the greater the strength, the greater the responsibility], it is completely a moral kidnapping of the weak. The strong do not take responsibility and do whatever they want. The weak can do nothing except hide in corners and curse in secret like the Thousand Herrschers."

"Don't be impatient. I guess you will definitely say that wanting to be a hero is something you think is meaningful and something you want to do. But look at the Thousand Herrschers and then look at Enosia. From their abilities, you should be able to know that a person's [currently thinks he wants to do] ≠ [what he really wants to do]. Because he himself doesn't know whether the so-called [what he wants to do] is induced by others."

"If I were to apply what I just said to you, do you really want to become a hero? If you had lived like an ordinary person since you were born, and had not encountered Destiny, Reverse Entropy, Raiden Mei, Bronya, Fu Hua, Enosia, or Himeko Muliangta, would you still have the idea of ​​becoming a hero?"

"Why do some birds fly? Because some people want to see them fly!"

Kiana frowned. She vaguely felt that there seemed to be something wrong with what the Ice Herrscher said, but a large amount of unknown information poured into her mind, causing her brain to almost crash. She wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to start.

"So, Kiana, before you make a decision, you must first know yourself. Since you were born a Herrscher, why don't you try to accept this power? If you completely merge with the Herrscher core, you will not only become a complete Herrscher of Ice, but also become the only Destiny Walker in the entire solar system because you have obtained my power."

"By then, if you want to conquer the world, all the stars in the sky will become your pastures; if you want to stay in a corner, no Herrscher can be your opponent. This has been proven by the fact that it took three Herrschers to join forces to destroy me during the second collapse; if you still want to be a hero, of course you can continue to save everyone who needs to be saved."

"Let's not talk about lofty ideals, just talk about the current predicament. You can see that although both are Herrschers, Enosia had direct contact with the doll without any problems, while Bronya lost the right to use the power of Herrscher. The biggest difference between them is obviously the degree of control over the Herrscher core."

"From the puppet's fear of Enosia, the Ruler's so-called snatching of the Ruler's power is probably just bullying the weak. As long as you can be stronger than it, you won't have to worry about it taking away your power. In this way, you can leave the Ruler Theater safely, right?"

"If something happens to you here, what will your friends and your family think? So, don't hesitate, accept it all you have!"

Kiana, whose mind was not quite clear, looked at it reaching out to her, and raised her arm slightly.

"Alas, I was thinking you could say more, but your true intentions were exposed so quickly... You are defeated."